stertorous
adjective
characterized by stertor or heavy snoring.
stertorously
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a word derived from
stertorous.
Example Sentences
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"Been thinking things over," said he, breathing stertorously.
From A Safety Match by Ian Hay
I heard his breath whistle stertorously and, glancing at him, saw that he was in a coma.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 by Harry Bates
The giant Pietro lay, breathing stertorously, at his feet.
From My Shipmate—Columbus by Llewellyn
He began to make his way for'ard, moving cautiously past the tent in which Mrs. Shallop was breathing stertorously.
From The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
And so the anxious scout crouched there, not far from his industrious chum, gripping his gun tightly in both hands, and breathing stertorously as he twisted his fat neck around from side to side.
From The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol by Herbert Carter
